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  1. popeye the sailor
    I had one more picture in the camera..........
  2. popeye the sailor
    thanks OC....and again, thanks for all the likes today was gaff raising day. I spent part of the morning tying blocks and putting them where they will be needed. I also began to make the parrel strap for the yoke. I have an abundance of those tiny beads, which I will be using to make it. ...a double block for the throat halyard, which will be rigged with the winch {I thought it was logical}. more single blocks were tied in place on the mast too.....I drilled the holes a tiny bit larger, for ease of rigging. ...and I took care of that pesky post. the gaff was rigged with all the necessary blocks......time to string the beads the winch rope was threaded through the throat halyard block, ready to be rigged through the other block. after the beads were strung..........on she went, onto the mast. I ended up having to redo the throat halyard line, since I failed to notice that it got stuck inside the yoke! in fact, if you look close enough, you can see it.......dummy I am! I believe this is the peak halyard rope being rigged here....the trouble is, I have no place to terminate it. for the throat halyard, it was e-z.......I left an eye bolt free above it. but for the peak, with no room to make up a fife rail, decided to install a couple of cleats. I didn't have anything smaller......these will have to do. I put one on each side , since there is one more line that will need a place to terminate......I believe it to be called the boom vang. I have the sail lashed to the gaff at this point in time, adjustments are being made......but it's not a perfect fit. I will have to get a little creative when it come to lashing it to the mast. I should have some pictures of the fully rigged sail tomorrow.........if not tonight thanks for look'in in
  3. popeye the sailor
    whoa Carl! your imitation of the Riddler is amazing righteous!
  4. popeye the sailor
    there's not too much going on anyways........although I'm putting in some repair time today******time lapse******sorry. went to the Bahamas there for a bit ...didn't expect to have you two twiddling your thumbs waiting for me. I'm working on her as we speak.........this and the Nordzee too {I luv torture}.
  5. popeye the sailor
    not too much to report here........just that all six of the paravanes got their front fins cemented on. that's the machine gun.......sick huh!?!?! well......I ended up doing a barrel-ectomy on it.......cut the damaged barrel off and replaced it with something else {not sure what it was, but it works. I also did the modifications to the torpedo launchers......removed the railing on the platforms and fudged in another type of railing. I'll show them when I get them painted. I should have some sort of update up soon.
  6. popeye the sailor
    you snuck this one in on me? the Vendetta is done......and now I'll be all on my lonesome. ....and you'll be doing camo too! you'll have fun with this one, I'm sure
  7. popeye the sailor
    nawwww.......they just left me in the dust they're much better with the PE than I am oh...no fair..............your speaking in tongues they didn't tell me that there would be a floor show too....I'd 'ave brought me costume
  8. popeye the sailor
    very nice fitting work Pat........really like the anchors the ship's wheel looks great too! very jealous of your metal work
  9. popeye the sailor
    http://www.testors.com/product-catalog/testors-brands/testors/airbrush/external-mix just look for the paint area.
  10. popeye the sailor
    yea....you can't rush things........not if your looking for a quality job hate to tell ya what the age of some of my projects are
  11. popeye the sailor
    good to see your back at the table Michael have you tried to buff the funnels with steel wool?
  12. popeye the sailor
    the planking looks very nice....good to see the entire hull has it's second planking now
  13. popeye the sailor
    thanks for the good word Robert.........we are all still learning these small projects are cool, but I feel more comfortable building the larger ones......fits my "finger" size I appreciate the kind word....at the moment, I'm doing the next step. I should have an update later thanks for look'in in and thanks for all the likes!
  14. popeye the sailor
    thanks John.....and thanks to everyone for the likes I got to do some more on her today. now I kinda knew this from the start, but I thought I might be able to use them......but the double blocks included in the kit are pretty poor. misaligned holes.....and as I found out, very brittle. I tried to drill the holes a tiny bit larger and the first one just crumbled. these are 3 mm double blocks {I believe}........good thing I ordered some {I may need to order more for the Thermopylae}. so, I rigged up the pendants for the back stays..........darn pain in the tookus for my fat fingers, and the eye bolts for the stationary ones. as can be seen, I terminated the dead eye lanyards.........and the first block goes to the throat halyard. then I added the last two pairs of posts and the tiller. the port side back stay is now rigged.... ...and then the starboard side. I just noticed that the starboard post didn't hold....cheap CA glue I think these are the last line to rig before the sails start to go on. so I'll be working on the gaff next {as soon as I re-cement that pesky post}. I tried to get some decent pictures..........but a black table top doesn't help much. hope to have more on her tomorrow
  15. popeye the sailor
    very nice progress on the Maine's hull.....looks really good! nice pictures of the Mikasa
  16. popeye the sailor
    WOW! you got the hull look'in super.........now you've started to trip out the interior nice shape to the partitions and walls ...look'in my-t fine! not so much on the bat boat though........she don't got the fins
  17. popeye the sailor
    pok'in in Mark to see how your progressing........looks like you and the death star are getting along super the emblem looks great! I hope things get better for you....hope Janet is doing better. look'in forward in seeing more
  18. popeye the sailor
    so good to see more progress being done on your little ship she's look'in better than ever. nice addition to the bow glad to see your back!
  19. popeye the sailor
    so sorry to hear about your brother Jack........been while since I've been able to view the scratch build forum {I get hung up in the kit forum}. my condolences to you and your family
  20. popeye the sailor
    very nice progress .........the guns look super
  21. popeye the sailor
    look i very nice Dr. Per
  22. popeye the sailor
    looks better than whatever I'd attain it's still a nice job on the guns.
  23. popeye the sailor
    thanks Piet and Sam.........I like it when mistakes turn into something good. as with the sails being not so perfect......they should fit right into the build. so Yesterday.......I did what I've been putting off....the shrouds. I was going to down size the dead eyes to 3.5 mm, but the 5 mm were sitting on the table and I went with them. the boom is now cemented in place........I was going to wait till I had the blocks tied on, but the heck with it.....I can do it later. the holes for the dead eyes were drilled, so that the shaft will go into the deck, from under the cap rail. saves marring up the outside of the hull. then the port side was done first........the shroud lines were tied on, and I used a jig to space the lanyard length. the starboard side was done next. the two back stays will be next, and then gaff can be added. that will be the first sail to go on.
  24. popeye the sailor
    you've made some good progress Archie.....she coming along splendidly! lots of folks will do the shrouds first......and then the back stays, just so that they will be out of the way in tying the rat lines to the shrouds. the shrouds and rat lines look good, but you might want to add lines to them for a closer spacing. they will look better, but it's up to you if you want to do it. did you drill holes in the fife rails {around the masts} for the belaying pins? when you get to the running rigging for the yards and such, these areas are where most of those lines will terminate. if the kit does not supply belaying pins, most online shops carry them. don't mean to be picky.........you've done a real nice job so far. I've been your shadow....glad to see your enjoying your project.......I will continue to do so. also very glad that your talking about your next project....you've learned so much already gonna love watching you when you get your ducks all in a row keep looking in on other projects and see what others do........there is so much knowledge here on the site.......so many talented folks here. you'll be up to speed in no time
  25. popeye the sailor
    thanks all.........I just spent 20 mins looking for a paravane! I had it in my tweezers.........and then.......*poof*......it was gone! I thought it got into Gibb's fur {he was laying in his favorite spot}, but no. found it a foot or so away from my desk on the carpet. the same thing happened to the machine gun that sits on a platform. I had broken the barrel, trying to trim away the sprue leaving, and was gluing it back on, when it too took a fly. I though it was a gonner too, but I found it. hard to keep track of all these small parts. the admiral says that she's beginning to see a pattern here just run of the mill clothespins Sam........must be that the parts make them look bigger than they really are

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